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Corruption and murder within the Gilded Age.
A spate of bloody killings and a devastating flood set off a firestorm that Cincinnati would never disregard. In 1884, three nights of rioting left dozens dead, a courthouse burned to the bottom, and the best way clear for a brand new political regime to comb in. When jury tampering resulted in a murderer getting the milder verdict of manslaughter, throngs more than 10,000 citizens took to the streets to deliver their very own justice. On this sweeping account of a few of Cincinnati’s bloodiest days, historian Steven J. Rolfes examines the political, social, and economical milieu of a city swept by tides of change.